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The Malpractice Morass: Symbol Of Societal Conflict

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the direct cost of medical liability insurance and the indirect cost that derives from defensive medicine raise federal health spending by an estimated $28 billion a year. In addition, many physicians are complaining bitterly that the rise in their liability insurance premiums is forcing them to take drastic measures. For these reasons and others, the Bush administration and congressional Republicans have made reform of medical malpractice law a large part of their policy agenda. For their part, Democrats assert that Republican efforts to impose strict caps on jury awards in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

John K. Iglehart

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